Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-06
CITIZENS, MEETINGS.
East and Northeast Washington AssO.
Citations Discuss the Wants of Their
Localities.

The only public business OF the executive COM
mittee OF the East Washington Citizens Assocla-
tion which met last night, was the adoption OF a
resolution thanking the Commissioners for ex-
tending the fire limits OF East Washington. Mr.,
Geo. Francis Dawson was appointed to represent
Mr.. s. T. Suit on the railroad committee during
the absence OF the latter, who Is said to be very
sick. The committee on streets will submit their
report to the Committee Of One Hundred tonight.
Mr. Weller said that at the last meeting OF the rail-
road committee he objected to Col Ludow's plan
TO have the Baltimore and Ohio Company tunnel
under 11th street east and join the Baltimore and
Potomac at 1lth and streets, and have a depot
In the northeast section, and one in south WASH
ington and that this plan was not accepted by the
committee. He thought the rights Of the citizens
OF East Washington should be protected and rec.
commended that The Metropolitan Branch iOin the
main pranci at Ivy CITY, and both it and the main
stem, by tunneling under the Bladensburg road
strike the Baltimore and Potomac road at some
point outside OF the city. He moved, and his mo-
water be requested TO submit a report at the next
meeting on the 14th inst. Mr. Weller related an
Instance to the effect that a water main in square
SS9 Virginia avenue and street southeast) had
been PAID Tor seventeen years ago. and recently he
was surprised at the discovery that the main had
never been laid. The Commissioners told him that
the main would be laid provided a majority OF the
residents signed the application for it.
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
The Citizens Association OF Northeast Washing
ton met last night at the Peabody School building
anu M. D u Clark, chairman OF the committee On
steeetS announced that his committee had agreed
on inc following improvements: To grade and
regulate street. from North Capitol 9TH street;
Sth street, from TO X; 9TH and 9th streets, from
70 street; street, from 2d to 1Jn street; 11th,
12th, and 18th streets, from Maryland avenue TO
Boundary; street, from 9Th and TIN streets; Sd
and 4th streets, from to H. To pave: street,
from North Capitol to I'd street; I'd street. nom
Massachusetts avenue to Maryland avenue; g
street, from 9TH to 7h; SCh street. from East Capt.
tol street to Maryland avenue; A, b. and streets,
Itu W SlU, 9TH street. from Stanton Place 10
street; Maryland avenue, from 9th street to
boundary; II street ION one side, from LIST to
1oth. 10 grade and regulate: Ninth street,
from Massachusetts avenue TO Maryland avenue;
Eleventh street, from East Capitol street to Mary
lana avenue; d street, from North Capitol street
TO Eleventh street. The following amendments
were adopted: To improve street from Eleventh
TO Fourteenth street, and Filth street from TO Ii
street. 1t was ordered that the commissioners be
requested TO have Delaware avenue and First
street, IRON To street, paved at the expense OF
TIE baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; also
70 Dave reservation between g and streets and
First street aud Delaware avenue improved. A
petition ASKING Tor the removal Of the brick yards
from tennessee avenue was referred TO the COM
mlttee on streets. A resolution was adopted OBJ
1tcting TO tie location Of saloons within 400 feet
OF school bUiiiinyS